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The heaviest hailstone on record weighed just over a kilogram
It fell in Bangladesh in 1986 and killed several people
A hailstone weighing 1.02 kilograms was recorded at Gopalganj in Bangladesh on 14 April 1986, and the same storm was deadly. Hail that size needs violent updraughts inside a thunderstorm to hold the stone aloft while it grows. Most reported giant hailstones fall in the plains beside high mountain ranges.
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World Meteorological Organization
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